nf\ 


New  Jersey  Ship  Canal  Commission 
Reports 

It  is  the  opinion  of  the  Commission  that  a sea-level 
canal  connecting  Delaware  and  New  York  Bays,  and 
capable  of  accommodating  barges  of  iooo  to  3000  tons 
burden,  would  be  actively  used  by  companies  now  oper- 
ating barges  by  the  outside  route  between  Philadelphia 
and  New  England  points.  An  ideal  route  for  such  barges 
between  Chesapeake  Bay  and  Boston  would  be  afforded 
by  an  enlarged  Chesapeake  and  Delaware  Canal,  the 
proposed  waterway  between  the  Delaware  and  New  York 
Bays,  and  canals  connecting  Long  Island  Sound  with  the 
port  of  Boston.  An  inside  waterway  between  North 
Carolina  and  New  England  would  increase  the  volume  of 
coastwise  commerce,  and,  what  is  hardly  less  important, 
would  minimize  the  losses  of  property  and  human  lives 
caused  by  shipwrecks.  This  safe  inside  route  would  be 
used  by  a type  of  craft  that  can  be  operated  with  econ- 
omy and  with  certain  profit  to  the  owners.  One  of  the 
strongest  arguments  in  favor  of  an  inside  route  is  the 
fact  that  in  the  single  decade  from  1900  to  1909  there 
were  over  5700  disasters  to  shipping  on  our  Atlantic  sea- 
board. Not  all  losses  are  reported,  but  these  accidents 
are  known  to  have  destroyed  $40,500,000  worth  of  ves- 
sels and  cargo,  and  to  have  caused  the  loss  of  over  2200 
human  lives. 

Army  Engineers  estimate  that  the  cost  of  a sea-level 
canal  between  New  York  and  Philadelphia,  with  a bottom 
width  of  125  feet  and  a depth  of  25  feet,  will  be 
$45,000,000.  This  is  but  little  more  than  the  value  of  the 
property  lost  along  the  Atlantic  seaboard  by  shipwrecks 
during  the  last  ten  years.  This  annual  toll  of  lives  and 
property  still  continues  to  be  levied.  Within  a few 
months  past  three  barges  laden  with  coal  and  seventeen 
men  were  lost  in  a storm  off  the  coast  of  Massachusetts. 


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A canal  connecting  the  New  York  and  Delaware  Bays 
is  a most  important  part  of  the  intracoastal  waterway. 
The  New  Jersey  Ship  Canal,  Philadelphia  to  New  York, 
will  benefit  the  eastern  part  of  the  United  States.  The 
project  has  been  recommended  by  the  U.  S.  Government 
engineers,  and  should  receive  the  support  of  the  States 
and  municipalities  most  directly  interested. 

FREDK.  W.  DONNELLY,  President. 

WALTER  WOOD. 

JAMES  M.  REILLY. 

CHAS.  A.  McCORMICK. 

WORTHINGTON  M.  JACOBUS,  Secretary. 


Proposed  Intra  Coastal  Waterway  Project 
Across  New  Jersey 

Compiled  by  W.  F.  R.  Griffith,  Consulting  Engineer. 

Distance  from  deep  water  in  Delaware  River  to  deep 
water  in  New  York  Bay,  75.7  miles. 

Distance  from  deep  water  in  Delaware  River  to  Bor- 
dentown,  N.  J.,  26  miles. 

Distance  from  Bordentown  to  Lalor  Street,  Trenton, 
N.  J.,  3.9  miles. 

Distance  from  Bordentown  to  Morgan,  N.  J.,  across 
New  Jersey,  33.7  miles. 

Distance  from  Morgan  to  deep  water  in  New  York 
Bay,  12. 1 miles. 

Distance  from  wharves  in  Philadelphia  to  the  Battery 
in  New  York  City  (via  canal),  about  87  miles. 

Distance  from  wharves  in  Philadelphia  to  the  Battery 
in  New  York  City  (via  outside  route),  about  274  miles. 

Speed  in  the  canal,  8 miles  per  hour. 

Speed  in  Delaware  River  and  New  York  Bay  for 
largest  ships,  about  20  per  cent,  less  than  in  open  sea. 


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Assuming  that  the  speed  of  the  largest  boat  using  the 
canal  would  be  about  15  miles  per  hour  in  the  open  sea, 
the  time  of  transit  from  the  wharves  at  Philadelphia  to 
the  Battery  in  New  York  City  (via  canal)  would  be 
about  8 hours  and  40  minutes ; between  the  same  points 
(via  outside  route),  about  20  hours,  or  over  twice  as  long 
as  it  would  take  via  canal. 

Size  of  canal  section:  Bottom  width,  125  feet;  depth, 
25  feet  at  lowest  low  water.  Size  of  Delaware  River  and 
New  York  Bay  section:  100  feet  bottom  width;  depth, 
25  feet  at  lowest  low  water,  and  300  feet  bottom  width ; 
depth,  18  feet  at  lowest  low  water. 

Maximum  deflection  in  any  single  intersection  angle 
on  canal  section,  36  degrees,  51  minutes,  15.3  seconds. 

Total  deflection  on  canal  section,  246  degrees,  26  min- 
utes, 58.4  seconds.  Resultant  deflection  to  the  east,  13 
degrees,  39  minutes,  49.4  seconds. 

Number  of  locks,  1. 

Number  of  movable  dams,  1. 

Usable  length  of  lock,  600  feet. 

Usable  width  of  lock,  75  feet. 

Depth  on  miter  sill  at  lowest  low  water,  25  feet. 

Number  of  railroad  draw  spans,  3. 

Number  of  combination  trolley  and  highway,  3. 

Number  of  highway  draw  spans,  15. 

Number  of  syphons,  6. 

Number  of  miles  of  double-track  railroad  to  be  re- 
constructed, 7.52. 

Number  of  miles  of  single-track  railroad  to  be  re- 
constructed, 1.6. 

Number  of  miles  of  trolley  to  be  reconstructed,  .63. 

Number  of  miles  of  highway  to  be  reconstructed,  10.8. 


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PROPOSED  SEA-LEVEL  CANAL 

ACCORDINC.TO  SURVEY  OF  ENGINEER  CORPS  U,S  ARMY 


OLD  LOCK  CANALS 


NEW  JERSEY 


THE  NEW  JERSEY  SEA-LEVEL  CANAL  AND  ITS  RELATION  TO 
EXISTING  WATERWAYS. 


New  Jersey 


HE  first  sight  of  land  to  greet  the 
ocean  voyager  from  the  old  world 
upon  the  broad  Atlantic  when  ap- 
proaching the  gateway  of  the  new 
world,  is  the  lofty  summit  of  the 
Highlands  of  Navesink  on  the 
New  Jersey  shore. 

The  State  of  New  Jersey  is 
noted  for  its  magnificent  stretch 
of  ocean  coast,  its  rich  and  fertile 
farming  lands,  its  immensely 
valuable  clay  deposits,  its  beauti- 
ful lakes  and  magnificent  moun- 
tain scenery. 

It  takes  rank  in  the  states  of 
the  Union  as  the  sixth  in  the 
number  of  its  industrial  establish- 
ments, as  well  as  in  the  number 
of  operatives  employed,  and  for 
the  diversity  of  the  products  of  its  workshops.  It  ranks 
sixth  in  the  annual  value  of  the  product  turned  out  by 
its  factories  and  workshops.  It  has  an  area  of  7,514 
square  miles ; it  is  forty-fifth  in  area.  It  ranks  eleventh 
in  population,  third  in  density  of  population,  and  eleventh 
in  the  total  number  of  inhabitants. 

In  historical  annals  it  is  noted  as  one  of  the  great 
fighting  grounds  during  the  Revolutionary  War,  the 
battles  of  Monmouth,  Trenton,  Morristown,  Bergen 
Hook,  Springfield  and  other  points  materially  helping  on 
to  final  victory,  which  resulted  in  independence  being 
established. 

New  Jersey  is  rich  in  resources,  in  agricultural 
wealth,  fruit  growing,  oyster  cultivation,  mineral  depos- 
its, clay  products ; it  is  noted  also  for  its  manufacturing 
and  shipbuilding,  and  as  the  Garden  State,  where  men 
of  wealth  are  creating  beautiful  park  lands  and  erecting 
magnificent  mansions  on  its  sloping  hills  and  in  its  verd- 
ant valleys. 


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Leading  Cities  of  New  Jersey 

It  may  be  of  interest  to  note  the  particular  leading 
features  of  the  principal  cities  in  New  Jersey  according 
to  their  rank  in  population  and  wealth. 

Newark 

The  chief  city  of  the  State  in  industry,  population, 
taxable  wealth,  banking  capital,  railway  and  river  ton- 
nage, and  in  all  lines  of  material  and  municipal  public 
works. 


BIRD’S-EYE  VIEW  OF  NEWARK 

Newark  is  noted  as  having  the  largest  park  area  per 
square  mile  of  any  city  in  the  United  States. 

Newark  is  located  on  Newark  Bay  eight  miles  west 
of  New  York. 

Newark  ranks  eleventh  in  manufactures,  fourteenth 
in  population,  and  third  as  a centre  for  insurance  among 
the  cities  of  the  United  States. 

Newark  is  equipped  with  the  most  scientific  fire 
alarm  system  in  the  country. 

Newark  has  252  distinct  lines  of  industry,  fifty  or 
more  turning  out  values  annually  from  $1,000,000  to 
$30,000,000. 

Newark,  per  capita  to  its  population,  leads  all  other 
cities  of  the  United  States  in  the  variety  of  its  manu- 
factures. 


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Agricultural  Statistics 


Total  population  of  the  State,  urban  and  suburban,  1910 2,537,167 

Increase  between  1900  and  191C,  34  per  cent 653,498 

Total  rural  population,  1910 629,957 

Per  cent,  of  increase  in  rural  population,  1900-1910  21$ 

Total  number  of  farms 33,487 

Total  land  area  in  acres 4,808,960 

Area  of  land  under  cultivation 2,573,857 

Total  value  of  all  farm  property  in  New  Jersey,  1910 $254,832,665 

Farm  value  increase  in  decade  from  1900.  34 65,299.005 

Value  of  live  stock  on  New  Jersey  farms 24,588.639 

Increase  in  value  during  decade  from  Imoo,  39 6,976,019 

Average  number  of  acres  per  farm  in  New  Jersey 76.9 

Average  value  per  farm $7  610 


BIRD’S-EYE  VIEW  OF  NEW  BRUNSWICK 


Manufacturing  Statistics 

For  variety  of  manufacture  the  State  is  noted 
throughout  the  industrial  world  by  reason  of  the  con- 
tributions made  to  the  world  of  commerce  through  the 
many  inventions  perfected  by  its  mechanics,  scientists  and 
artisans. 


Statement  Showing  Totals  of  Manufactures 
of  New  Jersey  1900-1910 


INDUSTRIES 

1910 

1900 

Increase 

Number  of  establishments 

8,817 

6,415 

2,402 

Wage  earners  employed 

326,223 

213,975 

112,248 

Salaried  employees 

36,838 

15,361 

21,477 

Capital  invested 

$977,172,000 

$477,302,000 

$499,870,000 

Salaries  

48,366,000 

19,058,000 

29,308,000 

Wages 

169,710.000 

95,165.000 

74,545,000 

Cost  of  material 

720,033,000 

334,726,000 

385,307,000 

Value  of  product 

1,145,529,000 

553,006,000 

592,523,000 

Value  added  by  manufacture. . 

425,496,000 

218,280,000 

207,216,000 

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VIEW 


Newark  The  Record  of  a Decade  in 
Figures  and  Percentage 


1900 

1910 

Per  Cent, 
of  Increase 

Population 

246,070 

347,469 

41 

Taxable  Valuations 

$148,834,805 

$344,821,700 

131 

Bank  and  Trust  Co.  Resources 

29,322,562 

103.779,521 

253 

Savings  Bank  Resources 

Building  and  Loan  Resources 

15,467,213 

40,396,313 

161 

8,025,138 

29,244,196 

264 

Aggregate  Resources  Banks  and 
Build iug  and  Loan  Associations. . 

52,814,915 

173,420,020 

228 

Capital  invested  in  Manufacturing. 

103,191,403 

149,691,105 

45 

Value  of  Raw  Materials 

67,105,944 

120,907,766 

80 

Value  of  Manufactured  Product 

129,954,049 

271,970,342 

71 

Life  Insurance  Companys’  Assets... 
Fire  Insurance  Companys’  Assets.. 

95,983,799 

365,696,799 

280 

7,794,503 

365,696,796 

82 

Pieces  of  Mail  Handled 

59,523,900 

151,902,549 

155 

Passenger  Movement  by  Trolley 

69,282.833 

137,066,415 

97 

Freights  Received  and  Shipped  by 
Rail 

1,957,005 

4,718,229 

141 

Freights  Received  and  Shipped  by 
Water 

1,370,724 

2,778,962 

102 

Manufactures 


Capital  invested  in  manufacturing' $154,233,000 

Number  of  operatives  employed 59,995 

Annual  wages  paid $44,853,000 

Value  of  raw  material 120,907,766 

Establishments  usiug  power  employing  over  ten  hands 1,858 

Value  of  finished  product,  1910 $202,512,000 


Jersey  City 

Directly  opposite  New  York  on  the  west  bank  of  the 
Hudson  River,  it  is  noted  as  the  great  terminal  city  of 
the  Atlantic  seaboard,  and  its  progress  depends  upon  its 
railways  and  industrial  establishments.  Noted  among 
its  principal  industries  are  tobacco,  sugar  refining,  graph- 
ite products,  soap,  and  foundry  and  machine  shop  prod- 
ucts. 


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fRENTON 


Manufactures  in  Jersey  City  in  1910 


Number  of  establishments 745 

Capital  iu vested $79,794,000 

Cost  of  materials  used 89,317,000 

Salaries  and  wages 18,263,000 

Value  of  products 128,775,000 

Value  added  by  manufacture 39,458,000 

Number  of  salaried  officials  and  clerks 4,785 

Average  number  of  wage  earners 25,454 


Trenton 

Trenton  is  the  seat  of  the  State  Government,  and 
one  of  its  oldest  settled  cities.  It  is  particularly  noted 
for  the  production  of  fine  pottery  ware  which  in  tech- 
nique, design  and  workmanship  rivals  the  best  product  of 
the  famous  workshops  of  Europe.  It  is  also  noted  for 
its  steel  wire  products,  rubber  goods,  terra  cotta  and 
fire  clay  products. 

Manufactures  of  Trenton  in  1909 


Number  of  establishments 340 

Capital  invested $46,639,000 

Cost  of  materials  used 27,673,000 

Salaries  and  wages 11,958,000 

Value  of  all  products 49,009,000 

Value  of  fire  clay  products 6,996,000 

Total  population 96,815 


Paterson 

Paterson  is  located  in  a natural  valley,  surrounded 
on  all  sides  by  sloping  hills  of  extraordinary  beauty,  and 
is  especially  noted  for  the  Passaic  Falls,  which  on  being 
viewed  by  Alexander  Hamilton  caused  him  to  prophesy 
that  it  would  be  one  of  the  great  centers  of  manufac- 
ture on  account  of  the  value  of  the  water  power.  It 
holds  the  first  rank  among  American  cities  for  the 
amount  of  capital  invested  and  the  amount  of  product 
in  the  manufacture  of  silk  and  silk  goods. 


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New  Brunswick 

New  Brunswick,  with  a population  of  23,388,  is  situ- 
ated at  the  head  of  navigation  on  the  Raritan  River  fif- 
teen miles  from  its  mouth.  Its  principal  manufactures 
are  hosiery,  wall  paper,  rubber  goods,  chemicals  and 
foundry  products.  It  has  many  important  institutions, 
including  Rutgers  College,  the  State  Agricultural  Col- 
lege, the  Chemical  College  and  State  Model  Farms.  Its 
output  of  surgical  appliances  is  greater  than  that  of  any 
other  city  in  the  United  States.  Ninety-three  manufac- 
turing establishments  produce  products  annually  valued 
at  $10,005,000. 


Atlantic  Coast  Cities 

Nature  has  endowed  the  State  with  a diversity  of 
scenery,  and  a coast-line  with  long  reaches  of  sandy  and 
picturesque  beach.  The  commercial  interests  creating  a 
zone  of  dense  population  on  the  New  Jersey  and  New 
York  shores  where  the  Metropolitan  District  is  located, 
has  caused  this  territory  to  be  utilized  for  summer  resort 
purposes.  From  Sandy  Hook  to  Cape  May  almost  every 
foot  of  shore  line  has  been  developed. 

Atlantic  City,  which  was  organized  sixty-two  years 
ago,  has  become  the  most  conspicuous  example  of  munici- 
pal sea  shore  development  in  the  world.  It  is  the  social 
centre  in  summer  of  the  whole  of  the  United  States ; a 
gathering  place  for  conventions  and  the  home  of  the  busy 
urbanite  during  the  warm  summer  months.  Although 
chiefly  a resort  there  are  ninety-four  industrial  enter- 
prises producing  $2,260,000  worth  of  goods  annually. 

Asburv  Park,  Ocean  Grove,  Long  Branch,  Cape  May, 
Spring  Lake  and  Sea  Girt  are  also  in  high  stages  of 
development  as  summer  resorts,  and  to  these  places  are 
drawn  thousands  who  commute  from  the  commercial 
centres. 


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Perth  Amboy 

This  was  the  seat  of  the  early  Colonial  Government 
of  the  provinces  of  East  Jersey  and  the  place  of  record 
of  the  Lord  Proprietors.  It  is  beautifully  located  on 
Raritan  Bay,  and  the  progress  being  made  in  its  com- 
mercial and  industrial  life  gives  promise  that  it  will 
become  a city  of  great  importance  as  a seaport  and  as  a 
land  terminal.  It  is  the  natural  shipping  point,  and  the 


BOARDWALK  IN  ATLANTIC  CITY 


centre  of  the  great  pottery  and  clay  product  industry, 
the  clay  obtained  there  being  used  for  fire  clay,  pot- 
teries, terra  cotta  brick,  and  also  in  the  manufacture  of 
paper.  It  is  also  a port  of  entry,  and  one  of  the  largest 
smelting  plants  in  the  United  States  is  located  within  its 
borders.  It  has  eighty  manufacturing  plants  turning  out 
annually  products  valued  at  $73,093,000.  The  popula- 
tion numbers  32,121. 


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Elizabeth 

Elizabeth  is  one  of  the  ancient  settlements  of  New 
Jersey,  and  from  1755  to  1757  was  the  capital  of  East 
Jersey.  It  is  situated  on  Newark  Bay  and  the  Arthur 
Kill,  fourteen  miles  southwest  of  New  York.  It  is  one 
of  the  principal  points  of  shipment  in  this  state  for 
anthracite  coal,  and  has  an  extensive  shipyard  where 
naval  vessels  have  been  built. 

Its  principal  manufactures  include  sewing  machines, 
oil  cloth,  hardware  and  machine  shop  products.  It  has 
a population  of  73,409. 

Manufactures  of  Elizabeth  in  1909 

Number  of  establishments 

Capital  invested 

Cost  of  material  used 

Salaries  and  wages 

Value  of  all  products 

Value  of  machine  shop  products 


163 

$26,774,000 

16.429.000 

8.565.000 

29.147.000 

1.877.000 


PROPOSED  PIER  AND  TERMINAL  FACILITIES  FOR  THE  PORT  OF  TRENTON 

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VIEW  OF  ELIZABETH 


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Manufactures  of  Paterson  in  1909 


Number  of  establishments 

Capital  invested 

Cost  of  materials  used 

Salaries  and  wages 

Value  of  all  products 

Value  of  silk  products 

Total  population 


702 

$66,402,000 

34.728.000 

18.186.000 

69.584.000 

40.358.000 
125,600 


Camden 

The  splendid  wharf  and  shipping  facilities  enjoyed 
by  Camden  make  it  a natural  centre  for  the  ship-building 
industry,  and  it  gives  promise  of  becoming  one  of  the 
great  manufacturing  and  shipping  points  in  the  State. 
Included  in  its  principal  manufactures  are  foundry  prod- 
ucts, leather,  shipbuilding,  soap  and  textiles. 


VIEW  OF  PASSAIC  RIVER,  NEWARK 


Manufactures  of  Camden  in  1909 


Number  of  establishments 

Capital  invested 

Cost  of  materials  used 

Salaries  and  wages 

Value  of  all  products 

Value  of  ships  built 

Total  population 


$49,158,000 

27.384.000 

11.013.000 

49.138.000 
5,626.000 

94,538 


Total  Receipts  and  Shipments  of  Domestic  Com- 
merce as  Reported  by  United  States  Engineers 


Ports 

Tons  in  1909 

Tons  in  1906 

Anacostia  River  

450,213 

335,000 

Arthur  Kill  

9,504,090 

16,574,840 

Baltimore  

8,415,220 

8,277,098 

Beverly  

196,203 

138,862 

Boston  Harbor  

24,478,668 

18,549,230 

Beaufort  

52,396 

10,465 

Bridgeport 

1,117,131 

951,244 

Cape  Charles  City,  Va 

2,355,984 

1,723,635 

Conn.  River  (below  Hartford)  . . 

614,780 

440,024 

Elizabeth  River,  Va 

1,861,402 

4,225,179 

Greenwich  Harbor  

79,727 

10'8,348 

Gloucester  

218,165 

275,888 

Havre  De  Grace 

“Asked  for  but 

not  obtained.” 

73,815 

Housatonic  River  

81,485 

54,496 

Hyannis  

8,832 

20,100 

Lynn  

359,195 

343,784 

Mispillion  River,  Del 

187,356 

258,704 

Nansemond  River,  Va 

96,251 

91,063 

Nantucket  

28,550 

20,100 

New  Bedford  

1,392,802 

899,632 

New  Haven  

2,019,198 

1,847,633 

Newburyport  

212,029 

169,975 

New  London  

707,768 

697,139 

Newport  News 

7,268,585 

5,564,086 

Newport  Harbor 

239,923 

1,920,380 

Newtown  Creek  

5,113,628 

2,803,380 

New  York  

2 5,509-,  733 

16,921.976 

Norfolk  

10,972,999 

15,600,000 

Norwalk  Harbor  

222,787 

251,759 

Passaic  River  

2,650,809 

2,577,188 

Pawtucket  River 

475,255 

287,739 

Philadelphia  

19,402,199 

20,577,117 

Portland,  Me 

2,956,011 

2,546,625 

Providence 

3,814,982 

3,086,003 

Raritan  Bay  

5,333,676 

6,432,245 

Rappahannock  River  

397,210 

364.000 

Richmond  & James  River  Point.  . 

476,465 

527,818 

Roanoke  River,  N.  C 

68,113 

88.508 

Sakonnet  Harbor  

7,385 

not  available 

Stamford  Harbor  

264,615 

249,175 

St.  Jones  River,  Del 

113,550 

55.196 

Smyrna  River  

203,580 

207.021 

Taunton  River  

126.509 

193.100 

Thames  River  

497,725 

427.503 

Woods  Hole,  Mass 

43,032 

27,875 

Washington  

1,430,788 

907,000 

Wilmington.  Del 

805,447 

1,016.696 

Wilmington,  N.  C 

872,426 

814,291 

Total  

143,704,877 

139,532,935 

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New  Jersey  Intracoastal  Waterway  Link. 

The  Legislature  of  New  Jersey  has  enacted  and  the 
Governor  has  approved  the  legislation  providing  for  a 
Ship  Canal  across  New  Jersey. 

On  April  24,  1911,  Joint  Resolution  Number  5 appro- 
priated $500,000  for  purchase  of  right  of  way.  On 
April  24,  1911,  Joint  Resolution  Number  6,  providing 
for  a Ship  Canal  Commission,  was  approved.,  and  on 
July  2,  1911,  Governor  Woodrow  Wilson  appointed 
Messrs.  Frederick  W.  Donnelly,  of  Trenton;  Walter 
Wood,  of  Camden;  James  M.  Reilly,  of  Newark;  Charles 
A.  McCormick,  of  New  Brunswick;  and  Worthington 
M.  Jacobus,  of  Rutherford,  as  said  Commissioners. 

The  Commission  organized  and  elected  Honorable 
Frederick  W.  Donnelly  as  President  and  Worthington 
M.  Jacobus,  Esq.,  as  Secretary.  The  Commission  held 
several  sessions  and  attended  a number  of  waterway 
conventions  during  1911.  On  February  13,  1912,  the 
Commission  made  a report  to  the  Legislature  asking  that 
an  appropriation  of  $25,000  be  made  for  the  Commission 
to  extend  the  United  States  Government  survey  and  erect 
monuments  for  the  permanent  location  thereof,  to  ascer- 
tain a description  of  the  lands  and  their  owners,  and  for 
such  other  necessary  expenses  which  the  Commission 
may  order  to  be  incurred. 

Mr.  William  F.  R.  Griffith,  formerly  connected  with 
the  United  States  Government  survey,  has  been  engaged, 
and  he  now  has  the  survey  and  map  work  well  under 
way.  To  complete  this  work  it  will  be  necessary  to  ask 
for  a further  appropriation  of  $55,000.  This  will  place 
in  the  hands  of  the  Commission  a complete  survey  from 
South  Amboy  to  Bordentown,  total  length  33.7  miles,  and 
1,000  feet  in  width,  comprising  approximately  four 
thousand  acres  of  land. 

Respectfully  submitted, 

W.  M.  JACOBUS, 

Secretary. 


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